Post tuberculosis treatment infectious complications

Patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), even after cure, may develop further respiratory infections and lung disease, which may become chronic, leading to greater morbidity and mortality (Hnizdo et al., 2000). Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchiectasis, and pneumonia are more frequent after pulmonary TB (Amaral et al., 2015; Byrne et al., 2015). Lung aging is accelerated, especially in the presence of smoking and atmospheric pollution (Glaser et al., 2015; van Zyl Smit et al., 2010).

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - February 26, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Desmond Hsu, Muhammad Irfan, Kauser Jabeen, Nousheen Iqbal, Rumina Hasan, Giovanni Battista Migliori, Alimuddin Zumla, Dina Visca, Rosella Centis, Simon Tiberi Source Type: research